Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30


ameer's troops, and killed one hundred Of
them st Balyo castle, near Khelat.
The French government will demand
an explanation from Germany before TAX.
ing action.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The funeral Of Alexander Mitchell
took place at Milwaukee Tn the 26th. and !
general suspension of business transpired
during the afternoon. Gov. Rusk and other
state officers and COMMITTEES of the Histor-
lcals society from Madison, attended, %
men from the Milwaukee shops marched in
the procession to Forest Home Cemetery.
honorary pail bearers were selected from
the ranks Of the old settlers, railway and
business men, as follows: G. p Larkin, 81.
= = Hobart, John Plankington, g. G. Bradley,
Daniel Wells, Jr., Roswell Miller, B. K. Mil
Ter, ~ H Brodhead and A. e. Hamilton.
The remains were carried from the church
to the hearse and thence to the grave by six
railway men, as follows: A. ID. Campbell,
CHER carpenter; Robert McKittrick, con-
ductor; Ed Darwin, agent at Madison; c.
Y. Mitchell, locomotive engineer; w. d.
Canick, assistant general baggage agent:
y. w. HOLSTER, foreman in the machine
shops; A. Schroeder, foreman of paint shop.
The guard OF honor at the residence was
composed of the heads Of the different de-
partments, and included A. N. II Carpenter.
j. T. Whaling, G. A. Place, D. j. White.
more and o. 3. Britt, all of whom have
have been with Mr.. Mitchell for from
twenty to thirty years. Rev. DR.. Keene as
sisted by Rev. DR.. Richardson and by other
clergymen conducted the services at ST.
James church where space was reserved for
people from abroad and for representatives
OF the various interests and civic societies Of
which the deceased was member.
Upon a question submitted to him.
Attorney General Clapp, of Minnesota, has
issued an opinion as to the status of villages
under the General Laws of 1885, holding that
villages SO incorporated are separate cleo
ton districts. The Attorney General SAYS:
1T must be confessed that it has generally
been regarded that such villages did not
constitute separate election districts, and
the law is not as plain as the Importance of
the subject would merit" After Quoting
from the law at much length he concludes:
Il have given at some length the ground
upon which my opinion is based that they
are separate election districts, and that the
electors of such villages have no right to
vote at town meetings, and that villages
and towns should be regarded as separate
election districts for the purpose of general
elections. /"
A Spokane Falls, w. T., telegram
of the Oath, says that it has just been
learned that Thursday afternoon between
3 and O'Clock a terrible accident occurred
on the Cascade Division OF the Northern
Pacific four miles beyond CheJum. a west
bound train pushing fat-cars loaded with
laborers was going around a curve leading
to trestle at a good rate of speed when
1t ran into an engine which was going east.
Mo- r~cfH Rot L.
the tender and crushed up against the pilot
OF the Westrbound train, on which were two
men. The unfortunates were crushed to
pulp. Five men were killed outright and
one has since died. The injured number
eighteen.
A dispatch from Mandan says that
there is every reason to believe that Post
master Cannon of Fort Lincoln committed
Cannon's salary depended on the number
of stamps cancelled. Instead of keeping ac-
count every day, Cannon struck an
average. While there is reason to believe
that he did this in ignorance of the law,
the inspector told Cannon that he was
for the offense. 1t is believed that the
inspectors exaggeration of possible results
preyed on CannOn's mind and unsettled
it. Bondsmen Lyon and Lang Of Mandan
nave charge OF the ONCE
0. G. McCurdy, superintendent of
the Mankato, Mimi, gas works. was suffo-
Gated Tuesday afternoon. A large leakage
was discovered under the metre room. and
MI. McCurdy tried to remedy it. The
amount OF gas escaping was SO great as to
cause almost Immediate DEATH After be-
ing missed for about 20 minutes the hands
found him in this place dead. Aid was
summoned, but nothing could be done to
save him His wife was in Vanwert, O
en- to Vanwert Wednesday morning.
The Hutchinson, Mimi, Board of
Trade have determined to attempt to
secure the location of the Minnesota
Soldiers Home at Hutchinson. A meeting
OF citiz ans of Elbow Lake, Mimi, was held
on the 25th, when it was unanimously
decided to offer bonus of 100 acres of land
adjoining the village limits for the soldiers
nome. "A chain of lakes, with fine and well
wooded shores, adorns the proposed site.
The guarantee is backed by men represent
ing million of capital, who feel that the
commission will think favorably of the
site.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha depot unfortunately burned with
contents wednesday night at Jordan, MINI
The fire was discovered at 21 in the even
ing, just Is minutes after the west bound
passenger had left the depot. The cause Of
the fire is supposed to have been sparks
from the engine. The agent who was at his
boarding place at the time the alarm was
given, went to the Office and saved all the
tickets: freight bills, books. etc The build
ing was probably worth $1,000 Freight to
the value of $500 to $1,000 was destroyed.
Att special meeting of the G. A. R.
post at Madelia, held for the purpose Of con
sidering the feasiability of making an offer
for the location of the Minnesota Soldiers,
Home, twas voted to offer seventy acres
of land and $4,000 in cash. The piece Of
land selected is within the corporate limits
of the village, very valuable and slightly,
lying on esouth side of the railroad track
They also say if more land is wanted and
the home will be located outside a mile or
two they will give section.
In the District. court at Yankton,
Oak, on the 26th, r.. M Subway was con-
yicted of attempting the life of George
Rudd. Rudd and Shumway were rivals
for the affections of a young lady, and while
the former was visiting at her home, Shum